Improper Preservation of Permissions in iPadOS and Apple iOS - CVE-2021-1831
Published: April 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52701
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1831
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way shortcuts are handled by the system. A local user can create shortcuts to restricted files and access them.
Affected software
iPadOS
Apple iOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1831
Install updates from vendor's website.
iPadOS - update to 14.5 18E199
Apple iOS - update to 14.5 18E199
Apple iOS - update to 14.5 18E199